Tanner is a distinctive choice, ranked #4275 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tanner in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#4275
US Rank #475
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About the Name Tanner
Tanner is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 369 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1461 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tanner is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tanner in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #443, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Tanner
Tanner Novlan — Tanner Novlan is a Canadian actor and model.
Henry Ossawa Tanner — Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France.
Scott D. Tanner — Scott Tanner is a Canadian scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tanner
Unlikely. With around 4 UK babies named Tanner per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tanner in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tanner is declining: down 2,047 places since 2020, to #4,275 in 2025. It peaked at #1,461 in 2023.
Tanner is more popular in the US (#443) than in the UK (#1859). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tanner include: Tanner Novlan, Scott D. Tanner and Earl Tanner. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tanner appears in the US top 500 at #443 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Tanner (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 2047 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tanner
Almost certainly the only Tanner in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tanner
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Francis Tanner James Tessmann is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the United States national team.